SHRM

Purpose: This course will instruct you on how to recognize stress and give you effective tips to cope with it and eliminate it. 

Health care workers will learn the elements of effective communication, as well as techniques to implement within their workplace that will enhance their connections with colleagues and residents. 

The participant will enhance their understanding of compliance issues in healthcare.

The participant will enhance his or her understanding of the definition of sexual harassment and how to prevent it in the workplace.

Las instalaciones del cuidado de la salud deben proporcionar un entorno positivo y libre de discriminación para todos los empleados.

LGBT seniors have faced many challenges that have kept them in the closet or forced them back into the closet because of discrimination and bullying from caregivers and other friends and family. This self-study will help health care staff understand the terminology and basic rights of LGBT seniors in long-term care.

Diversity and inclusion are two important components of improving equality and advancement in the workplace. One cannot fully prosper without the other. This course is designed to provide both health care workers and employers a deeper understanding on the topic, a review of applicable federal laws, and guidance on how to implement the concepts of diversity and inclusion in the workplace.

This course informs health care workers on how implicit biases are formed, their causes, and the harm they can create. Methods for recognizing and reducing implicit biases are provided. 

To provide a framework of strategies to create successful organizations through positive, meaningful leadership.

Health care supervisory personnel will refresh their knowledge related to recognizing substance misuse in the workplace. 

To provide information in accordance with Iowa law that a supervisor needs to develop and/or implement a substance abuse prevention program, including drug and/or alcohol testing, in the workplace setting.

Health care personnel will increase their understanding of the safeguards used to protect themselves and others against the health hazards, which can result from exposure to blood and certain body fluids containing blood-borne pathogens.

Patients in health care facilities are especially vulnerable to a fire. Health care staff must be prepared to respond in the event of a fire. This self-study will help health care staff understand the basics of how fires occur and spread and how to prevent fires. Health care staff will increase their skills in recognizing fire hazards, preventing fires, and options for responding appropriately to a fire emergency.

Healthcare personnel will enhance their understanding of the OSHA hazardous chemical guidelines and how to use Safety Data Sheets (SDS).

The healthcare employee will enhance their recognition of alcohol and other drug (substance) misuse in the workplace setting.

This two-part course provides an overview of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA). The first part covers the reasons for the law, how it is enforced, how the law has changed over time, and how HIPAA relates to the health care industry. The second part is intended to apply your knowledge of HIPAA basics to the workplace.

Este curso de dos partes proporciona un resumen de la Ley de Responsabilidad y Transferibilidad de Seguros Médicos (HIPAA, por sus siglas en inglés). La primera parte cubre el razonamiento detrás de la ley, cómo es aplicada, cómo ha cambiado a lo largo del tiempo y cómo la HIPAA se relaciona a la industria de la atención sanitaria. La segunda parte está diseñado para aplicar sus conocimientos sobre los aspectos básicos de la HIPAA en el lugar de trabajo.

This course is intended for all employees in the long-term care setting. You will learn what is social media, what privacy rights residents have related to social media, and types of possible criminal abuse via social media. You will study what the August 5, 2016 Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) memo mandated that nursing homes do in regards to social media. In June 2016, the American Health Care Association/National Center for Assisted Living (AHCA/NCAL) gave written guidance to members about what these policies may encompass, which will be discussed.

Algunas publicaciones en las redes sociales realizadas por empleados de residencias para ancianos han conllevado a violaciones de la HIPAA, alegaciones de abuso o cargos penales. Como resultado, los Centros de Servicios Medicare y Medicaid (CMS, por sus siglas en inglés) ahora requieren que las residencias para ancianos implementen políticas sobre las redes sociales, que entrenen sobre su uso apropiado y que supervisen el cumplimiento de la política. En este curso, aprenderá sobre los aspectos básicos de la regla CMS y cómo puede aplicar para su rol en el cuidado de la salud.

To enhance the participant’s awareness of workplace violence, risks, risk factors, and prevention strategies.

Description:  Working in health care can be exciting as you have many opportunities for growth and learning. You will also be called to wear many hats for your facility, which could involve caregiving, administration, problem-solving, and motivation. Because you are involved in many roles, it is important that you hold the integrity of the organization in high standards.

To review safety measures every employee can practice to remain safe in the healthcare environment.

To identify ways to promote environmental safety in the healthcare setting.

To review safe infection control practices utilized in the healthcare setting.

Any place of work is susceptible to violence in the workplace. An active shooter is a person actively engaged in killing or attempting to keep people in a confined space or other populated areas. This course guides nurses to respond in an active shooter wherever they are, including a hospital, nursing home, outpatient clinic, or any other health care facility.